Re: IPW3945 With Etch

On 27 Jun 2007, Jose Rodriguez wrote:
>
> > I was able to get it working but only after enabling SSID
> > broadcasting on the AP. This is odd but it works. I wonder why
> > this is?
> >
> > -Tom
>
> I don't know the technical reason whatsoever, just know it happens
> out of my own experience. The point is: why on earth would you
> want to hide the ssid? Certainly not as a security measure. Even
> worse, depending on how crowded your area is, you may end up with
> some of your neighbours dwelling in the same channel as you are
> for they don't "see" you, interfering your precious data.
>

Presumably to reduce the chance that people nearby will use up your bandwidth.

>From the online documentation for my Netgear DG834G:

	"The default SSID is Wireless, but NETGEAR strongly recommends
	that you change your networks Name (SSID) to a different value."

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